Back in the dayhttp://mohanjith.net/#historyIn Historyen-ushttp://mohanjith.net/#historyhttp://mohanjith.net/images/logo4.gifBack in the dayIn HistoryCopyright 2006, S.H.Mohanjith.moha@mohanjith.netIroquois Confederacy Is Formedhttp://mohanjith.net/2010/08/31/#historyTue, 31 Aug 2010 00:44:09 PDTThe Iroquois Confederacy is a North American confederation o...Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen Adoptedhttp://mohanjith.net/2010/08/26/#historyThu, 26 Aug 2010 01:37:21 PDTAdopted by France's National Assembly in 1789, the Declarati...British Troops Burn the White Househttp://mohanjith.net/2010/08/24/#historyTue, 24 Aug 2010 00:11:41 PDTDuring the War of 1812, a year after US troops burned Canadi...Baltic Way: Millions Join Handshttp://mohanjith.net/2010/08/23/#historyMon, 23 Aug 2010 00:36:25 PDTIn 1989, more than a million people formed a human chain mor...Storm Botnet Sends Record 57 Million Emailshttp://mohanjith.net/2010/08/22/#historySun, 22 Aug 2010 00:08:53 PDTA botnet is a collection of software robots, or bots, that r...Nat Turner's Slave Rebellion Beginshttp://mohanjith.net/2010/08/21/#historySat, 21 Aug 2010 01:08:21 PDTTurner, born into slavery and sold three times as a child, l...USS Constitution Defeats HMS Guerrièrehttp://mohanjith.net/2010/08/19/#historyThu, 19 Aug 2010 00:20:28 PDTThe USS Constitution, better known as "Old Ironsides,...First Documented Meeting of Narcotics Anonymoushttp://mohanjith.net/2010/08/17/#historyTue, 17 Aug 2010 00:28:34 PDTModeled after Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous (NA)...Ray Chapman Fatally Injured by Pitch to the Headhttp://mohanjith.net/2010/08/16/#historyMon, 16 Aug 2010 00:27:37 PDTFor the entirety of his Major League Baseball career, Ray Ch...Tivoli Gardens Opens in Copenhagenhttp://mohanjith.net/2010/08/15/#historySun, 15 Aug 2010 00:03:05 PDTOne of the oldest amusement parks still in operation, Denmar...Michael Servetus Arrested as a Heretichttp://mohanjith.net/2010/08/13/#historyFri, 13 Aug 2010 00:23:32 PDTServetus, a Spanish physician who was the first to accuratel...Chad Declares Its Independencehttp://mohanjith.net/2010/08/11/#historyWed, 11 Aug 2010 00:32:19 PDTIn 1910, France made Chad a part of French Equatorial Africa...Collapse of Warsaw Radio Masthttp://mohanjith.net/2010/08/08/#historySun, 08 Aug 2010 00:56:56 PDTUpon its completion in 1974, the Warsaw radio mast in Poland...Battle of Guadalcanal Beginshttp://mohanjith.net/2010/08/07/#historySat, 07 Aug 2010 00:34:29 PDTDuring World War II, the Japanese occupied the island of Gua...The First Execution by Electric Chairhttp://mohanjith.net/2010/08/06/#historyFri, 06 Aug 2010 01:00:48 PDTIn the 1880s, inventor Thomas Edison sought to promote direc...Battle of Eveshamhttp://mohanjith.net/2010/08/04/#historyWed, 04 Aug 2010 02:16:14 PDTIn 1258, English nobleman Simon de Montfort joined other bar...The Sinking of PT-109http://mohanjith.net/2010/08/02/#historyMon, 02 Aug 2010 00:04:14 PDTWhile on patrol in the Pacific during WWII, USS PT-109The Nanchang Uprisinghttp://mohanjith.net/2010/08/01/#historySun, 01 Aug 2010 00:53:26 PDTConsidered the birthplace of the People's Liberation Army, t...Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty Signed by the US and USSRhttp://mohanjith.net/2010/07/31/#historySat, 31 Jul 2010 00:29:32 PDTSigned five months before the collapse of the Soviet Union, ...The First Defenestration of Praguehttp://mohanjith.net/2010/07/30/#historyFri, 30 Jul 2010 00:01:08 PDTIn 1419, a mob of Czech Hussites stormed the town hall of Pr...The Young Irelander Rebellionhttp://mohanjith.net/2010/07/29/#historyThu, 29 Jul 2010 01:11:29 PDTIn the 1840s, a group of young Irish idealists began to prom...The Battle of Killiecrankiehttp://mohanjith.net/2010/07/27/#historyTue, 27 Jul 2010 00:03:32 PDTFought between Scottish highland clans supporting James II a...The Cerro Maravilla Incidenthttp://mohanjith.net/2010/07/25/#historySun, 25 Jul 2010 01:17:00 PDTCerro Maravilla, one of the highest peaks in Puerto Rico, is...Nixon and Khrushchev Engage in "Kitchen Debate"http://mohanjith.net/2010/07/24/#historySat, 24 Jul 2010 00:07:02 PDTThe Kitchen Debate was an impromptu debate—conducted throu...12th Street Riot Beginshttp://mohanjith.net/2010/07/23/#historyFri, 23 Jul 2010 00:43:15 PDTIn 1967, racial tensions spurred by high unemployment rates ...Wiley Post Becomes First Pilot to Circumnavigate the Globe Solohttp://mohanjith.net/2010/07/22/#historyThu, 22 Jul 2010 01:13:23 PDTIn 1931, American aviator Wiley Post flew around the world w...Sirimavo Bandaranaike Becomes World's First Female Prime Ministerhttp://mohanjith.net/2010/07/21/#historyWed, 21 Jul 2010 00:20:24 PDTAfter her husband's assassination in 1959, Bandaranaike beca...Battle of Peachtree Creekhttp://mohanjith.net/2010/07/20/#historyTue, 20 Jul 2010 00:28:02 PDTIn the spring of 1864 during the American Civil War, Union G...Mary I Begins Reign as Queen of Englandhttp://mohanjith.net/2010/07/19/#historyMon, 19 Jul 2010 02:22:18 PDTAfter King Henry VIII divorced her mother, Catherine of Arag...RMS Carpathia Torpedoed by German Submarinehttp://mohanjith.net/2010/07/17/#historySat, 17 Jul 2010 00:20:18 PDTThe RMS Carpathia was a Cunard Line transatlantic pas...First Test of a Nuclear Weaponhttp://mohanjith.net/2010/07/16/#historyFri, 16 Jul 2010 01:05:41 PDTCalled the Trinity test, the first test of a nuclear weapon ...John Ball Is Hanged, Drawn and Quarteredhttp://mohanjith.net/2010/07/15/#historyThu, 15 Jul 2010 01:13:19 PDTBall, an English priest and social reformer, gained fame as ...First Ascent of the Matterhornhttp://mohanjith.net/2010/07/14/#historyWed, 14 Jul 2010 00:25:35 PDTEnglish illustrator Edward Whymper developed an interest in ...The Jedwabne Pogromhttp://mohanjith.net/2010/07/10/#historySat, 10 Jul 2010 00:19:47 PDTJust a month after Nazi forces overran Poland and began dist...Construction of Hoover Dam Beginshttp://mohanjith.net/2010/07/07/#historyWed, 07 Jul 2010 00:52:45 PDTStanding 726 ft (221 m) high and 1,244 ft (379 m) long, the ...Nigerian Civil War Beginshttp://mohanjith.net/2010/07/06/#historyTue, 06 Jul 2010 02:48:01 PDTNigeria gained independence from Britain in 1960, and its fi...SPAM Introduced into the Markethttp://mohanjith.net/2010/07/05/#historyMon, 05 Jul 2010 00:00:07 PDTIntroduced in 1937 by the Hormel Foods Corporation as "Horme...Henry David Thoreau Begins Two Years of Simple Livinghttp://mohanjith.net/2010/07/04/#historySun, 04 Jul 2010 00:34:32 PDTIn 1845, Thoreau, an American author and naturalist, built h...Last Pair of Great Auks Killedhttp://mohanjith.net/2010/07/03/#historySat, 03 Jul 2010 00:42:38 PDTExtinct since 1844, the great auk was a flightless seabird o...Incident at Xuanwu Gatehttp://mohanjith.net/2010/07/02/#historyFri, 02 Jul 2010 00:32:52 PDTAfter Tang Dynasty founder Emperor Gaozu named his son Li Ji...Einstein Introduces Special Relativityhttp://mohanjith.net/2010/06/30/#historyWed, 30 Jun 2010 00:42:32 PDTIn physics, the theory of special relativity generalizes Gal...Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand Assassinatedhttp://mohanjith.net/2010/06/28/#historyMon, 28 Jun 2010 01:57:23 PDTNephew of Francis Joseph, emperor of Austria and king of Hun...Latter-Day Saints Founder Joseph Smith Murderedhttp://mohanjith.net/2010/06/27/#historySun, 27 Jun 2010 01:37:16 PDTSmith was the founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of the L...The Pied Piper Abducts the Children of Hamelinhttp://mohanjith.net/2010/06/26/#historySat, 26 Jun 2010 00:39:22 PDTAccording to a centuries-old legend set in Hamelin, Germany,...Custer Dies at the Battle of the Little Bighornhttp://mohanjith.net/2010/06/25/#historyFri, 25 Jun 2010 01:56:35 PDTPopularly known as "Custer's Last Stand," the Battle of the ...South Africa Wins the Rugby World Cuphttp://mohanjith.net/2010/06/24/#historyThu, 24 Jun 2010 00:24:40 PDTIn 1995, the recently unified nation of South Africa hosted ...Operation Barbarossa: Nazi Germany Invades the Soviet Unionhttp://mohanjith.net/2010/06/22/#historyTue, 22 Jun 2010 00:05:02 PDTThe largest military operation of World War II, Operation Ba...Molly Maguires Hanged in Pennsylvaniahttp://mohanjith.net/2010/06/21/#historyMon, 21 Jun 2010 02:21:20 PDTThe Molly Maguires was a secret organization of Irish-Americ..."Red Telephone" Established Between US and USSRhttp://mohanjith.net/2010/06/20/#historySun, 20 Jun 2010 00:09:28 PDTDuring the Cuban Missile Crisis, it took the US nearly 12 ho...First Juneteenth Celebrationshttp://mohanjith.net/2010/06/19/#historySat, 19 Jun 2010 01:46:44 PDTAlso known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, Juneteenth is...Monks Witness Possible Formation of Moon Craterhttp://mohanjith.net/2010/06/18/#historyFri, 18 Jun 2010 00:22:01 PDTGiordano Bruno is a small lunar impact crater that is estima...Mumtaz Mahal Dies in Childbirthhttp://mohanjith.net/2010/06/17/#historyThu, 17 Jun 2010 00:57:02 PDTMumtaz was one of the three wives of Mughal emperor Shah Jah...Victoria Hall Disasterhttp://mohanjith.net/2010/06/16/#historyWed, 16 Jun 2010 00:30:13 PDTAt the end of a children's variety show in Sunderland, Engla...TWA Flight 847 Hijackedhttp://mohanjith.net/2010/06/14/#historyMon, 14 Jun 2010 00:58:59 PDTWhile on its way from Athens to Rome in 1985, Trans World Ai...Martin Luther Marries a Catholic Nunhttp://mohanjith.net/2010/06/13/#historySun, 13 Jun 2010 01:41:46 PDTEight years after he issued his 95 Theses and sparked...Philippine Declaration of Independencehttp://mohanjith.net/2010/06/12/#historySat, 12 Jun 2010 00:33:03 PDTAfter Spain's defeat at the Battle of Manila Bay during the ...Thich Quang Duc Commits Self-Immolationhttp://mohanjith.net/2010/06/11/#historyFri, 11 Jun 2010 00:34:09 PDTIn the early 1960s, the policies of South Vietnamese Preside...Mount Tarawera Eruptshttp://mohanjith.net/2010/06/10/#historyThu, 10 Jun 2010 00:01:30 PDTMount Tarawera, a 3,646 ft (1,111 m) high volcanic peak on N...Sir Charles Kingsford Smith Completes First Transpacific Flighthttp://mohanjith.net/2010/06/09/#historyWed, 09 Jun 2010 00:07:56 PDTThe first successful transpacific flight was carried out by ...Zoot Suit Riots Come to an Endhttp://mohanjith.net/2010/06/07/#historyMon, 07 Jun 2010 10:54:08 PDTNamed for the style of clothing favored by the mainly Mexica...First Drive-In Theater Opens in New Jerseyhttp://mohanjith.net/2010/06/06/#historySun, 06 Jun 2010 01:02:28 PDTThe drive-in theater was the creation of New Jersey chemical...First Pulitzer Prizes Awardedhttp://mohanjith.net/2010/06/04/#historyFri, 04 Jun 2010 00:52:48 PDTThe Pulitzer Prizes—prestigious awards presented annually ...Edward White Becomes First American to Conduct a Spacewalkhttp://mohanjith.net/2010/06/03/#historyThu, 03 Jun 2010 00:48:33 PDTThe first spacewalk by an American astronaut was conducted b...Bare-Knuckle Fighter Dies After 99-Round Fighthttp://mohanjith.net/2010/06/02/#historyWed, 02 Jun 2010 00:27:11 PDTIn 1830, bare-knuckle prizefighter Simon Byrne, Ireland's he...Mary Dyer, Boston Martyr, Hanged for Being a Quakerhttp://mohanjith.net/2010/06/01/#historyTue, 01 Jun 2010 00:28:19 PDTDyer was an English Quaker who was hanged in Boston after re...Andrew Jackson Kills Charles Dickinson in a Duelhttp://mohanjith.net/2010/05/30/#historySun, 30 May 2010 00:44:04 PDTIn 1806, nationally famous duelist and expert marksman Charl...The Waxhaw Massacrehttp://mohanjith.net/2010/05/29/#historySat, 29 May 2010 01:56:39 PDTThe Battle of Waxhaws took place during the American Revolut...The Battle of Halyshttp://mohanjith.net/2010/05/28/#historyFri, 28 May 2010 01:24:46 PDTAlso known as the Battle of the Eclipse, the Battle of Halys...Operation Anthropoid: Reinhard Heydrich Is Assassinatedhttp://mohanjith.net/2010/05/27/#historyThu, 27 May 2010 01:16:46 PDTOperation Anthropoid was the code name for the Czechoslovak-...Dred Scott Emancipated by His Original Ownershttp://mohanjith.net/2010/05/26/#historyWed, 26 May 2010 00:50:18 PDTScott was an American slave who sued unsuccessfully for his ...Star Wars Is Releasedhttp://mohanjith.net/2010/05/25/#historyTue, 25 May 2010 00:07:32 PDTAfter its release in 1977, Star Wars became a worldwi...Peter Minuit Buys Manhattanhttp://mohanjith.net/2010/05/24/#historyMon, 24 May 2010 01:01:19 PDTPeter Minuit was the director-general of the Dutch colony of...Explorer-I Ceases Transmissionhttp://mohanjith.net/2010/05/23/#historySun, 23 May 2010 01:55:26 PDTFollowing the launch of the Soviet satellite Sputnik I in Oc...Great Chilean Earthquake: Strongest Ever Recordedhttp://mohanjith.net/2010/05/22/#historySat, 22 May 2010 03:16:10 PDTMeasuring 9.5 on the moment magnitude scale, the Great Chile...Leopold and Loeb Murder Teen in Thrill Killinghttp://mohanjith.net/2010/05/21/#historyFri, 21 May 2010 00:12:11 PDTNow famously known as Leopold and Loeb, Nathan Leopold, Jr.,...The Battle of Hamburger Hill Endshttp://mohanjith.net/2010/05/20/#historyThu, 20 May 2010 00:24:17 PDTFought over a period of 10 days in 1969, the Battle of Hambu...New England's Dark Dayhttp://mohanjith.net/2010/05/19/#historyWed, 19 May 2010 00:32:47 PDTOn May 19, 1780, an unusual darkening of the day sky was obs...Jackie Cochran: First Woman to Break Sound Barrierhttp://mohanjith.net/2010/05/18/#historyTue, 18 May 2010 00:11:38 PDTA pioneering American aviator, Cochran was the first woman t...The First Academy Awardshttp://mohanjith.net/2010/05/16/#historySun, 16 May 2010 01:05:28 PDTThe Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was formed i...Diego Marín Aguilera Makes Early Attempt at Flighthttp://mohanjith.net/2010/05/15/#historySat, 15 May 2010 02:02:17 PDTInspired by the eagles he saw while out in the fields, Spani...Skylab Is Launchedhttp://mohanjith.net/2010/05/14/#historyFri, 14 May 2010 00:57:41 PDTLaunched into orbit in 1973, Skylab was the first US space s...Soviet Union Lifts Blockade of Berlinhttp://mohanjith.net/2010/05/12/#historyWed, 12 May 2010 00:14:01 PDTOne of the first major crises of the Cold War, the Berlin bl...Dust Bowl: Dust Storm Hits Great Plainshttp://mohanjith.net/2010/05/11/#historyTue, 11 May 2010 00:07:35 PDTSevere drought conditions in the Great Plains region of the ...The Panic of 1837http://mohanjith.net/2010/05/10/#historyMon, 10 May 2010 00:20:39 PDTIn 1836, US President Andrew Jackson issued the Specie Circu...Pope John Paul II Visits Mosquehttp://mohanjith.net/2010/05/06/#historyThu, 06 May 2010 00:25:08 PDTWhen Pope John Paul II visited Syria's Umayyad Mosque, where...Kublai Khan Becomes Ruler of the Mongol Empirehttp://mohanjith.net/2010/05/05/#historyWed, 05 May 2010 00:31:33 PDTThe grandson of Genghis Khan, Kublai Khan was a Mongol emper...Haymarket Riothttp://mohanjith.net/2010/05/04/#historyTue, 04 May 2010 00:37:43 PDTThis violent confrontation between Chicago police and labor ...The Sport of Geocaching Beginshttp://mohanjith.net/2010/05/03/#historyMon, 03 May 2010 01:20:13 PDTGeocaching is an outdoor treasure-hunting game in which part...Penny Black Is Issued in the UKhttp://mohanjith.net/2010/05/01/#historySat, 01 May 2010 00:46:38 PDTBefore the issuance of the Penny Black—the first adhesive ...Hitler Commits Suicidehttp://mohanjith.net/2010/04/30/#historyFri, 30 Apr 2010 00:14:03 PDTIn the final days of World War II, as the Red Army of the So...Nazi Gestapo Is Establishedhttp://mohanjith.net/2010/04/26/#historyMon, 26 Apr 2010 00:19:51 PDTTaking its name from the contraction of Geheime Staatspol...Spanish-American War Beginshttp://mohanjith.net/2010/04/25/#historySun, 25 Apr 2010 00:27:55 PDTDemands by Cuban patriots for independence from Spanish rule...The Oklahoma Land Rushhttp://mohanjith.net/2010/04/22/#historyThu, 22 Apr 2010 01:45:52 PDTOn April 22, 1889, some 50,000 people lined up to grab a pie...The Battle of Mutinahttp://mohanjith.net/2010/04/21/#historyWed, 21 Apr 2010 01:14:06 PDTThe Battle of Mutina was fought in 43 BCE between Marc Anton...The Great Toronto Firehttp://mohanjith.net/2010/04/19/#historyMon, 19 Apr 2010 01:58:44 PDTThe Great Toronto Fire began in a factory in downtown Toront...WWI: French Pilot Roland Garros Lands Behind Enemy Lineshttp://mohanjith.net/2010/04/18/#historySun, 18 Apr 2010 02:13:06 PDTOne of the first flying aces in history, Roland Garros was a...Bay of Pigs Invasion Beginshttp://mohanjith.net/2010/04/17/#historySat, 17 Apr 2010 01:00:20 PDTThe ill-fated Bay of Pigs invasion was a US-supported invasi...Masada Falls to the Romans, Ending Jewish Revolthttp://mohanjith.net/2010/04/16/#historyFri, 16 Apr 2010 01:59:41 PDTMasada is an ancient mountaintop fortress in Israel's Judaea...Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language Publishedhttp://mohanjith.net/2010/04/15/#historyThu, 15 Apr 2010 01:15:56 PDTWritten by literary scholar Samuel Johnson, A Dictionary ...Attempted Overthrow of Venezuelan President Chavezhttp://mohanjith.net/2010/04/11/#historySun, 11 Apr 2010 00:19:07 PDTIn 2002, anger over Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's refor...10,500 Besieged Residents Flee Messolonghihttp://mohanjith.net/2010/04/10/#historySat, 10 Apr 2010 00:09:43 PDTMessolonghi was a major stronghold of Greek insurgents in th...Basiliscus Issues Letter Supporting Miaphysitismhttp://mohanjith.net/2010/04/09/#historyFri, 09 Apr 2010 00:57:27 PDTShortly after seizing control of the Eastern Roman Empire, F...Krak des Chevaliers Conqueredhttp://mohanjith.net/2010/04/08/#historyThu, 08 Apr 2010 01:36:25 PDTOne of the most important preserved medieval military castle...Thomas D'Arcy McGee Is First Canadian Politician to Be Assassinatedhttp://mohanjith.net/2010/04/07/#historyWed, 07 Apr 2010 00:08:16 PDTThomas D'Arcy McGee was a journalist, Canadian Father of Con...Opening of the First Modern Olympic Gameshttp://mohanjith.net/2010/04/06/#historyTue, 06 Apr 2010 00:13:37 PDTIn 1894, after efforts by Frenchman Pierre de Coubertin to r...Battle of the Icehttp://mohanjith.net/2010/04/05/#historyMon, 05 Apr 2010 00:32:39 PDTThe Teutonic Knights attacked the Republic of Novgorod in 12...First Congresswoman in US History Takes Her Seathttp://mohanjith.net/2010/04/02/#historyFri, 02 Apr 2010 00:27:51 PDTSometimes referred to as the "Lady of the House," Jeannette ...Netherlands Becomes First Country to Allow Same-Sex Marriagehttp://mohanjith.net/2010/04/01/#historyThu, 01 Apr 2010 01:22:08 PDTIn 1997, a Dutch parliamentary commission tasked with invest...US President Ronald Reagan Is Shothttp://mohanjith.net/2010/03/30/#historyTue, 30 Mar 2010 01:09:08 PDTJust 69 days into his presidency, Ronald Reagan was shot in ...Three Mile Island Accidenthttp://mohanjith.net/2010/03/28/#historySun, 28 Mar 2010 00:40:22 PDTBoth mechanical failure and human error contributed to the 1...Bangladesh Liberation War Beginshttp://mohanjith.net/2010/03/26/#historyFri, 26 Mar 2010 01:07:08 PDTThe Bangladesh Liberation War was fought between West Pakist...World's First Passenger Railway Begins Servicehttp://mohanjith.net/2010/03/25/#historyThu, 25 Mar 2010 00:56:59 PDTIn 1804, British Parliament approved the laying of a railway...Russia's Czar Paul I Assassinatedhttp://mohanjith.net/2010/03/23/#historyTue, 23 Mar 2010 02:24:38 PDTAfter his mother, Catherine the Great, suffered a stroke, Pa...The Subway Sarin Incidenthttp://mohanjith.net/2010/03/20/#historySat, 20 Mar 2010 01:07:12 PDTOn March 20, 1995, members of the Japanese religious sect Au...Tuskegee Airmen Activated for Servicehttp://mohanjith.net/2010/03/19/#historyFri, 19 Mar 2010 00:08:45 PDTThe Tuskegee Airmen, trained at Alabama's Tuskegee Army Air ...Largest Art Theft in US Historyhttp://mohanjith.net/2010/03/18/#historyThu, 18 Mar 2010 00:15:33 PDTOn March 18, 1990, thieves disguised as police officers brok...Rubber Band Patentedhttp://mohanjith.net/2010/03/17/#historyWed, 17 Mar 2010 00:14:51 PDTIn 1845, Stephen Perry, a British inventor and businessman, ...Indictments Made in Iran-Contra Affairhttp://mohanjith.net/2010/03/16/#historyTue, 16 Mar 2010 00:06:55 PDTIn 1985, members of the US National Security Council (NSC) s...Beware the Ides of Marchhttp://mohanjith.net/2010/03/15/#historyMon, 15 Mar 2010 00:19:50 PDTNow used as a metaphor for impending doom, the "Ides of Marc...The Truman Doctrinehttp://mohanjith.net/2010/03/12/#historyFri, 12 Mar 2010 00:48:49 PSTIn the early stages of the Cold War, US President Harry Trum...The Gnadenhütten Massacrehttp://mohanjith.net/2010/03/08/#historyMon, 08 Mar 2010 00:39:48 PSTDuring the American Revolution, the Lenape, or Delaware, gro...Antoninus Pius Is Succeeded by Co-Emperorshttp://mohanjith.net/2010/03/07/#historySun, 07 Mar 2010 00:26:11 PSTWhen Emperor Antoninus Pius died in 161, Marcus Aurelius acc...Cuba Leases Guantánamo Bay to the United Stateshttp://mohanjith.net/2010/02/23/#historyTue, 23 Feb 2010 00:58:43 PSTThe US Guantánamo Bay Naval Base, sometimes called "GTMO" o...William G. Morgan Invents Volleyballhttp://mohanjith.net/2010/02/09/#historyTue, 09 Feb 2010 01:02:44 PSTWilliam G. Morgan invented volleyball in Holyoke, Massachuse...President Gerald Ford Pardons "Tokyo Rose"http://mohanjith.net/2010/01/19/#historyTue, 19 Jan 2010 00:12:39 PSTDuring WWII, Allied forces in the South Pacific dubbed a gro..."Trial of the Century" Beginshttp://mohanjith.net/2010/01/02/#historySat, 02 Jan 2010 00:16:30 PSTBruno Hauptmann, a German immigrant to the US, was convicted...William Semple Files the First Chewing Gum Patenthttp://mohanjith.net/2009/12/28/#historyMon, 28 Dec 2009 00:06:20 PSTExisting in various forms since at least the Neolithic perio...Rosa Parks Refuses to Give Up Her Seathttp://mohanjith.net/2009/12/01/#historyTue, 01 Dec 2009 00:36:07 PSTCalled the "Mother of the Modern-Day Civil Rights Movement" ...Ronald DeFeo, Jr., Murders Family in Amityville, NYhttp://mohanjith.net/2009/11/13/#historyFri, 13 Nov 2009 02:28:42 PSTAfter the DeFeo family was discovered murdered in their beds...Dell, Inc. Founded as "PCs Limited"http://mohanjith.net/2009/11/04/#historyWed, 04 Nov 2009 00:21:26 PSTUsing just $1,000, college student Michael Dell founded comp...Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel Completedhttp://mohanjith.net/2009/11/01/#historySun, 01 Nov 2009 02:03:43 PSTIn 1508, Pope Julius II commissioned Michelangelo to paint t...Commercial Concorde Service Suspendedhttp://mohanjith.net/2009/10/24/#historySat, 24 Oct 2009 01:00:15 PDTThe Concorde, which began commercial operation in 1976, was ...Peru and Chile Sign Treaty of Ancónhttp://mohanjith.net/2009/10/20/#historyTue, 20 Oct 2009 00:05:35 PDTThe Treaty of Ancón ended Peru's involvement in the late 19...Columbia Broadcasting System Goes on the Airhttp://mohanjith.net/2009/09/18/#historyFri, 18 Sep 2009 00:09:09 PDTCBS was one of the three major broadcasting networks to domi...Rocky Marciano Dies in a Plane Crashhttp://mohanjith.net/2009/08/31/#historyMon, 31 Aug 2009 01:10:12 PDTConsidered one of the greatest boxers of all time, Rocky Mar...Socialist Revolutionary Shoots Leninhttp://mohanjith.net/2009/08/30/#historySun, 30 Aug 2009 01:07:17 PDTFanny Kaplan was a political revolutionary who was executed ..."I Have a Dream," Says Martin Luther King, Jr.http://mohanjith.net/2009/08/28/#historyFri, 28 Aug 2009 00:38:43 PDTKing was a leading figure in the American Civil Rights Movem...Northeast Blackout of 2003 Beginshttp://mohanjith.net/2009/08/14/#historyFri, 14 Aug 2009 00:00:07 PDTCaused by a cascading failure of more than 100 power plants ...Daniel Defoe Placed in a Pilloryhttp://mohanjith.net/2009/07/31/#historyFri, 31 Jul 2009 00:26:20 PDTFamous for his novel Robinson Crusoe, Daniel Defoe wa...John Dillinger Killed by the FBIhttp://mohanjith.net/2009/07/22/#historyWed, 22 Jul 2009 01:07:37 PDTDuring a nine-year stint in Indiana state prisons for a 1924...S.A. Andrée Attempts to Reach the North Pole by Balloonhttp://mohanjith.net/2009/07/11/#historySat, 11 Jul 2009 06:33:03 PDTAfter gaining funding from the likes of King Oscar II and Al...Hartford Circus Firehttp://mohanjith.net/2009/07/06/#historyMon, 06 Jul 2009 00:13:46 PDTThe Hartford Circus Fire was one of the worst fire disasters...Douglas Hyde Elected First President of Irelandhttp://mohanjith.net/2009/06/25/#historyThu, 25 Jun 2009 00:12:58 PDTHyde was an Irish scholar and political leader. He was large...Cuyahoga River Catches Firehttp://mohanjith.net/2009/06/22/#historyMon, 22 Jun 2009 00:32:10 PDTDescribed in a Time magazine article as a river that ...Second Continental Congress Passes Flag Resolutionhttp://mohanjith.net/2009/06/14/#historySun, 14 Jun 2009 09:10:56 PDTThe Flag Resolution of 1777 authorized the first official de...Pioneer 10: First Craft to Leave Solar Systemhttp://mohanjith.net/2009/06/13/#historySat, 13 Jun 2009 02:15:34 PDTLaunched in 1972, Pioneer 10 was the first spacecraft...Roman Emperor Nero Commits Suicidehttp://mohanjith.net/2009/06/09/#historyTue, 09 Jun 2009 00:54:09 PDTOften remembered as a tyrant who played the fiddle while wat...Brown v. Board of Education Decidedhttp://mohanjith.net/2009/05/17/#historySun, 17 May 2009 00:22:48 PDTIn 1951, a class action suit was filed against the Board of ...Pope Benedict XV Canonizes Joan of Archttp://mohanjith.net/2009/05/16/#historySat, 16 May 2009 00:14:20 PDTJoan of Arc was a French military leader and heroine. Claimi...Ecuador Gains Independence from Gran Colombiahttp://mohanjith.net/2009/05/13/#historyWed, 13 May 2009 00:07:35 PDTPrior to the arrival of the Spaniards, Ecuador was controlle...RMS Lusitania Sunk by German U-Boathttp://mohanjith.net/2009/05/07/#historyThu, 07 May 2009 00:43:39 PDTThe Lusitania was a British ocean liner that was sunk...Peace Treaty Ends 335 Years' Warhttp://mohanjith.net/2009/04/17/#historyFri, 17 Apr 2009 00:18:54 PDTWhen hostilities between the Netherlands and the Isles of Sc...Harry Truman Becomes 33rd President of the UShttp://mohanjith.net/2009/04/12/#historySun, 12 Apr 2009 01:53:30 PDTFollowing the death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harr...Battle of Yorktown Beginshttp://mohanjith.net/2009/04/05/#historySun, 05 Apr 2009 00:04:39 PDTThe Battle of Yorktown took place during the Peninsular Camp...Stalin Appointed General Secretary of the Communist Partyhttp://mohanjith.net/2009/04/03/#historyFri, 03 Apr 2009 01:24:56 PDTAfter the October Revolution of 1917, Stalin began to emerge...Hale-Bopp Comet Makes Closest Approach to Earthhttp://mohanjith.net/2009/03/22/#historySun, 22 Mar 2009 00:32:00 PDTLikely the most widely observed comet of the 20th century, H...First Rock Festival Held in the Soviet Unionhttp://mohanjith.net/2009/03/08/#historySun, 08 Mar 2009 00:13:19 PSTDubbed the "Soviet Woodstock," the "Spring Rhythms. 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Dominican Republic Is Independent from Haitihttp://mohanjith.net/2008/02/27/#historyWed, 27 Feb 2008 00:35:52 PSTOccurring in the midst of the Dominican Republic's turbulent...Cuba leases Guantánamo Bay to the United Stateshttp://mohanjith.net/2008/02/23/#historySat, 23 Feb 2008 00:01:30 PSTThe US Guantánamo Bay Naval Base, sometimes called "GTMO" o...The Communist Manifesto Is Publishedhttp://mohanjith.net/2008/02/21/#historyThu, 21 Feb 2008 01:38:55 PSTCommissioned by the Communist League and written by theorist...Edward VI Crowned King of Englandhttp://mohanjith.net/2008/02/20/#historyWed, 20 Feb 2008 02:09:07 PSTEdward VI was the third monarch of the Tudor dynasty, the fi...General Tom Thumb Marries Lavinia Warrenhttp://mohanjith.net/2008/02/10/#historySat, 09 Feb 2008 22:19:37 PSTGeneral Tom Thumb, born Charles Sherwood Stratton, began tou...The Boy Scouts of America Is Foundedhttp://mohanjith.net/2008/02/08/#historyFri, 08 Feb 2008 03:54:11 PSTThe Boy Scouts of America (BSA), 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UShttp://mohanjith.net/2007/11/14/#historyTue, 13 Nov 2007 21:41:11 PSTHerman Melville, inspired by his whaling experiences on the ...Ronald DeFeo Jr. Murders Family in Amityville, NYhttp://mohanjith.net/2007/11/13/#historyTue, 13 Nov 2007 01:22:12 PSTAfter the DeFeo family was discovered murdered in their beds...Seymour Hersh Breaks Story of My Lai Massacrehttp://mohanjith.net/2007/11/12/#historySun, 11 Nov 2007 22:24:29 PSTIn 1968, hundreds of civilians from the Vietnamese village o...The Interpretation of Dreams Is Publishedhttp://mohanjith.net/2007/11/04/#historySat, 03 Nov 2007 21:48:05 PDTDr. Sigmund Freud introduced his authoritative theory on why...Florence Nightingale Sent to Nurse War Woundedhttp://mohanjith.net/2007/10/21/#historySun, 21 Oct 2007 02:34:35 PDTThough Nightingale's parents forbade her to practice nursing...Columbus Makes Landfall in the Caribbeanhttp://mohanjith.net/2007/10/12/#historyThu, 11 Oct 2007 23:56:50 PDTBelieving that Asia could be reached by 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Foundedhttp://mohanjith.net/2007/09/07/#historyThu, 06 Sep 2007 21:22:40 PDTGoogle, the world's leading internet search engine, was crea...Munich Massacrehttp://mohanjith.net/2007/09/06/#historyWed, 05 Sep 2007 21:50:06 PDTThe Munich massacre occurred at the 1972 Summer Olympics in ...Tuvalu Joins the United Nationshttp://mohanjith.net/2007/09/05/#historyTue, 04 Sep 2007 21:19:55 PDTThis Pacific island nation, comprised of 9 small coral atoll...Little Rock School Crisis Begins in the UShttp://mohanjith.net/2007/09/04/#historyMon, 03 Sep 2007 22:31:46 PDTOn this day in 1957, Arkansas Governor Orville Faubus ordere...World's Oldest Republic Is Bornhttp://mohanjith.net/2007/09/03/#historySun, 02 Sep 2007 22:10:56 PDTSan Marino is the world's smallest republic and claims to be...Oberlin College Foundedhttp://mohanjith.net/2007/09/02/#historySat, 01 Sep 2007 23:29:26 PDTOberlin was the first college in the US to regularly admit A...Last Passenger Pigeon Dies in Captivityhttp://mohanjith.net/2007/09/01/#historySat, 01 Sep 2007 00:49:27 PDTThere were an estimated 5 billion passenger pigeons in the U...Edison Patents Kinetoscope in the UShttp://mohanjith.net/2007/08/31/#historyFri, 31 Aug 2007 01:48:18 PDTEdison helped design the kinetoscope, a precursor to the mod...Socialist Revolutionary Attempts to Assassinate Leninhttp://mohanjith.net/2007/08/30/#historyWed, 29 Aug 2007 22:13:55 PDTFanny Kaplan was a political revolutionary who was executed ...Hurricane Katrina Devastates US Gulf Coasthttp://mohanjith.net/2007/08/29/#historyTue, 28 Aug 2007 21:14:47 PDTHurricane Katrina made landfall along the Central Gulf Coast..."I Have a Dream," Says Martin Luther King, Jrhttp://mohanjith.net/2007/08/28/#historyMon, 27 Aug 2007 22:12:25 PDTKing was a leading figure in the American Civil Rights Movem...Kellogg-Briand Pact Signedhttp://mohanjith.net/2007/08/27/#historyMon, 27 Aug 2007 00:12:04 PDTThe Kellogg-Briand Pact was an agreement between the US and ...Pope John Paul I Elevated to Papacyhttp://mohanjith.net/2007/08/26/#historySat, 25 Aug 2007 22:30:09 PDTBorn Albino Luciani, Pope John Paul I was the first pope to ...42nd Street Opens on Broadwayhttp://mohanjith.net/2007/08/25/#historyFri, 24 Aug 2007 23:07:41 PDT42nd Street, a hugely successful stage musical, is th...Potato Chips First Preparedhttp://mohanjith.net/2007/08/24/#historyFri, 24 Aug 2007 00:39:25 PDTIt is believed that the original potato chip recipe was crea...William Wallace is Executedhttp://mohanjith.net/2007/08/23/#historyThu, 23 Aug 2007 00:14:03 PDTWallace was a Scottish knight who, during the Wars of Scotti...Edvard Munch's The Scream is Stolen at Gunpointhttp://mohanjith.net/2007/08/22/#historyTue, 21 Aug 2007 21:34:41 PDTOn August 22, 2004, Edvard Munch's most famous work, an Expr...Toxic Gas Erupts from Lake Nyoshttp://mohanjith.net/2007/08/21/#historyMon, 20 Aug 2007 21:27:31 PDTLake Nyos is a deep lake high on the flank of an inactive vo...Clinton Retaliates against Al Qaeda for Embassy Bombingshttp://mohanjith.net/2007/08/20/#historySun, 19 Aug 2007 22:25:35 PDTOperation Infinite Reach was a US cruise missile strike on p...Afghanistan Gains Independence from United Kingdomhttp://mohanjith.net/2007/08/19/#historySat, 18 Aug 2007 22:40:53 PDTAfter becoming the major power in the Indian subcontinent on...Lolita Published in UShttp://mohanjith.net/2007/08/18/#historyFri, 17 Aug 2007 21:57:53 PDTVladimir Nabokov's Lolita is the story of a middle-ag...Leo Frank Lynchedhttp://mohanjith.net/2007/08/17/#historyThu, 16 Aug 2007 22:46:21 PDTLeo Frank was a Jewish American factory manager who was accu...Buchanan Inaugurates New Transatlantic Telegraph Cablehttp://mohanjith.net/2007/08/16/#historyWed, 15 Aug 2007 21:18:43 PDTThe 1st transatlantic telegraph cable bridged the N American...World War II: Victory over Japan Dayhttp://mohanjith.net/2007/08/15/#historyTue, 14 Aug 2007 23:09:04 PDTVictory over Japan Day (V-J Day) celebrates the surrender of...Lech Walesa Leads Shipyard Strikehttp://mohanjith.net/2007/08/14/#historyTue, 14 Aug 2007 06:12:16 PDTAs leader of the trade union Solidarity, Walesa, a moderate,...Cortés Conquers Tenochtitlánhttp://mohanjith.net/2007/08/13/#historySun, 12 Aug 2007 22:33:59 PDTTenochtitlán was the flourishing capital of the Aztec Empir...Last Quagga Dies at Amsterdam's Artis Magistra Zoohttp://mohanjith.net/2007/08/12/#historySun, 12 Aug 2007 00:46:12 PDTThe quagga, an extinct subspecies of the plains zebra, was o...Battle of Amiens Endshttp://mohanjith.net/2007/08/11/#historySat, 11 Aug 2007 00:38:30 PDTThe Battle of Amiens was the opening phase of the Allied off...Ferdinand Magellan Sets Sail to Circumnavigate Globehttp://mohanjith.net/2007/08/10/#historyThu, 09 Aug 2007 22:19:34 PDTMagellan's expedition sailed down the South American coast, ...Richard Nixon Resigns as US Presidenthttp://mohanjith.net/2007/08/09/#historyThu, 09 Aug 2007 00:37:47 PDTFaced with widespread evidence of political espionage and ot...The Quit India Resolution is Passedhttp://mohanjith.net/2007/08/08/#historyWed, 08 Aug 2007 00:47:59 PDTThe Quit India Movement was a revolt initiated by Mahatma Ga...Thor Heyerdahl Lands in Polynesiahttp://mohanjith.net/2007/08/07/#historyMon, 06 Aug 2007 23:33:26 PDTThor Heyerdahl was a great adventurer with a background in z...End of the Holy Roman Empire: Francis II Abdicateshttp://mohanjith.net/2007/08/06/#historySun, 05 Aug 2007 22:15:37 PDTFrancis II, last of the Holy Roman Emperors, came to power s...Statue of Liberty's Cornerstone Is Laidhttp://mohanjith.net/2007/08/05/#historySat, 04 Aug 2007 21:47:09 PDTThe Statue of Liberty, located on Liberty Island in New York...Feudalism Abolished in Francehttp://mohanjith.net/2007/08/04/#historyFri, 03 Aug 2007 22:57:05 PDTLess than a month after the storming of the Bastille, the Na...Niger Gains Independence from Francehttp://mohanjith.net/2007/08/03/#historyThu, 02 Aug 2007 22:00:07 PDTIn 1884-5, the Conference of Berlin placed the territory of ...Iraq Invades Kuwaithttp://mohanjith.net/2007/08/02/#historyWed, 01 Aug 2007 23:22:40 PDTHours after Saddam Hussein's Iraq invaded Kuwait, the UN Sec...New London Bridge Openshttp://mohanjith.net/2007/08/01/#historyTue, 31 Jul 2007 21:23:07 PDTIn 1831, the more than 600 year-old, fire damaged, London Br...The German Assembly Adopts the Weimar Constitutionhttp://mohanjith.net/2007/07/31/#historyMon, 30 Jul 2007 23:31:08 PDTWritten immediately after WWI, the Weimar constitution was t...Jimmy Hoffa Disappears From a Detroit Parking Lothttp://mohanjith.net/2007/07/30/#historySun, 29 Jul 2007 22:27:59 PDTHoffa, President of the International Brotherhood of Teamste...Umberto I of Italy Assassinatedhttp://mohanjith.net/2007/07/29/#historySun, 29 Jul 2007 00:48:56 PDTUmberto I, son of Vittorio Emanuele II of the House of Savoy...Maximilien Robespierre Guillotinedhttp://mohanjith.net/2007/07/28/#historyFri, 27 Jul 2007 22:00:45 PDTA disciple of Jean-Jacques Rousseau and a capable articulato...Korean War Veterans Memorial Dedicatedhttp://mohanjith.net/2007/07/27/#historyThu, 26 Jul 2007 22:37:18 PDTThe Korean War Memorial is located on the National Mall in W...Liberia Gains Independencehttp://mohanjith.net/2007/07/26/#historyWed, 25 Jul 2007 22:30:21 PDTThe Republic of Liberia, a country on the west coast of Afri...Henry IV of France Converts to Catholicismhttp://mohanjith.net/2007/07/25/#historyTue, 24 Jul 2007 22:41:19 PDTHenry the IV of France was the first of the Bourbon kings of...Mary Queen of Scots Is Deposedhttp://mohanjith.net/2007/07/24/#historyMon, 23 Jul 2007 21:25:00 PDTMary Stuart was Queen of Scotland from 1542-1567. Though she...Prince Andrew, Duke of York, Marries Sarah Fergusonhttp://mohanjith.net/2007/07/23/#historySun, 22 Jul 2007 23:17:48 PDTPrince Andrew is currently 4th in the line of succession to ...Chinese Leader Deng Xiaoping Restored to Powerhttp://mohanjith.net/2007/07/22/#historySat, 21 Jul 2007 22:02:42 PDTAs a supporter of Mao Zedong, Deng was named to several impo...Tennessee Biology Teacher Found Guilty of Teaching Evolutionhttp://mohanjith.net/2007/07/21/#historyFri, 20 Jul 2007 21:45:40 PDTJohn T. 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22:15:45 PDTJohnny Carson hosted NBC's The Tonight Show from 1962...Clara Barton Establishes the American Red Crosshttp://mohanjith.net/2007/05/21/#historySun, 20 May 2007 21:11:54 PDTThe American Red Cross is a part of the International Federa...President Lincoln Signs Homestead Act into Lawhttp://mohanjith.net/2007/05/20/#historySat, 19 May 2007 23:27:43 PDTThe Homestead Act provided for the transfer of 160 acres of ...Anne Boleyn Beheaded for Adulteryhttp://mohanjith.net/2007/05/19/#historyFri, 18 May 2007 22:31:37 PDTAnne Boleyn was the 2nd queen consort of Henry VIII and moth...Plessy v. Ferguson: "Separate but Equal" Ruled Constitutionalhttp://mohanjith.net/2007/05/18/#historyThu, 17 May 2007 21:26:56 PDTIn this case, the US Supreme Court upheld an 1890 Louisiana ...Adolphe Sax Patents Saxophonehttp://mohanjith.net/2007/05/17/#historyWed, 16 May 2007 21:54:04 PDTSax, the son of an instrument designer, began to make his ow...Pope Benedict XV Canonizes Joan of Arc as Sainthttp://mohanjith.net/2007/05/16/#historyTue, 15 May 2007 22:43:13 PDTJoan of Arc was a French military leader and heroine. 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Apr 2007 23:28:27 PDTWhen Booth, an American actor and Confederate sympathizer, l...Tiger Woods Is Youngest Golfer to Win Masters Tournamenthttp://mohanjith.net/2007/04/13/#historyThu, 12 Apr 2007 21:44:46 PDTEldrick "Tiger" Woods is an American-born golfer who is cons...Harry Truman Inaugurated 33rd President of the UShttp://mohanjith.net/2007/04/12/#historyWed, 11 Apr 2007 23:41:17 PDTOn the death of President Roosevelt, Truman succeeded to the...Brixton Riothttp://mohanjith.net/2007/04/11/#historyWed, 11 Apr 2007 01:01:33 PDTBrixton, in south London, was an area of high unemployment, ...Belfast Agreement Signedhttp://mohanjith.net/2007/04/10/#historyMon, 09 Apr 2007 21:49:14 PDTThe Belfast Agreement, also known as the Good Friday Agreeme...NASA Announces "Mercury Seven"http://mohanjith.net/2007/04/09/#historyMon, 09 Apr 2007 02:12:24 PDTProject Mercury was the first successful manned spaceflight ...Black Hawk Warhttp://mohanjith.net/2007/04/08/#historySun, 08 Apr 2007 00:36:10 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Sparkmanhttp://mohanjith.net/2007/03/28/#historyTue, 27 Mar 2007 23:11:28 PDTStump v. 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Is Incorporatedhttp://mohanjith.net/2007/03/02/#historyThu, 01 Mar 2007 21:15:18 PSTYahoo! is an American internet services company. Along with ...Salem Witch Trials Beginhttp://mohanjith.net/2007/03/01/#historyWed, 28 Feb 2007 23:47:37 PSTViewed by many as the result of a period of factional infigh...John Wesley Charters the Methodist Churchhttp://mohanjith.net/2007/02/28/#historyTue, 27 Feb 2007 22:26:36 PSTJohn Wesley was the 18th century English theologian and cler...Dominican Republic Is Independent from Haitihttp://mohanjith.net/2007/02/27/#historyMon, 26 Feb 2007 22:17:13 PSTOccurring in the midst of the Dominican Republic's turbulent...RADAR Is Demonstratedhttp://mohanjith.net/2007/02/26/#historySun, 25 Feb 2007 22:47:07 PSTRadar is a means for detecting the position, movement, and n...The Passion of the Christ Is Released in the UShttp://mohanjith.net/2007/02/25/#historySat, 24 Feb 2007 23:13:56 PSTMel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ depicts the la...Marbury v. Madison Establishes Judicial Reviewhttp://mohanjith.net/2007/02/24/#historySat, 24 Feb 2007 07:25:33 PSTMarbury v. Madison was a landmark case in US law that...Mussolini Forms the Italian Fascist Partyhttp://mohanjith.net/2007/02/23/#historyThu, 22 Feb 2007 22:18:37 PSTUsed informally as a slur throughout the political spectrum ...Scientists Announce Birth of Dolly, the Cloned Sheephttp://mohanjith.net/2007/02/22/#historyWed, 21 Feb 2007 21:33:59 PSTDolly was the first mammal to be cloned from an adult cell t...Marx's Communist Manifesto Is Publishedhttp://mohanjith.net/2007/02/21/#historyTue, 20 Feb 2007 21:41:35 PSTWritten by the philosopher and economist Marx and, to a deba...Edward VI Is King of Englandhttp://mohanjith.net/2007/02/20/#historyMon, 19 Feb 2007 21:23:29 PSTEdward VI was the third monarch of the Tudor dynasty, the fi...Battle of Gallipoli Beginshttp://mohanjith.net/2007/02/19/#historySun, 18 Feb 2007 21:56:56 PSTThe Battle of Gallipoli took place on the Turkish peninsula ...Pluto Is Discoveredhttp://mohanjith.net/2007/02/18/#historySat, 17 Feb 2007 22:49:34 PSTPluto was discovered by the astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the...Kasparov Beats Deep Bluehttp://mohanjith.net/2007/02/17/#historyFri, 16 Feb 2007 21:16:24 PSTKasparov is an Armenian chess grandmaster and one of the str...Kyoto Protocol Comes into Forcehttp://mohanjith.net/2007/02/16/#historyThu, 15 Feb 2007 21:22:15 PSTThe United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (U...Ocean Ranger Drilling Rig Sinks off Coast of Newfoundlandhttp://mohanjith.net/2007/02/15/#historyWed, 14 Feb 2007 22:03:32 PSTThe Ocean Ranger was a semi-submersible mobile offsho...St. Valentine's Day Massacrehttp://mohanjith.net/2007/02/14/#historyTue, 13 Feb 2007 22:03:56 PSTWhen Jack "Machine Gun" McGurn, a member of Al Capone's gang...Last Original Peanuts Strip Is Printedhttp://mohanjith.net/2007/02/13/#historyMon, 12 Feb 2007 21:12:34 PSTWith 355 million readers in 75 countries at the peak of its ...President Bill Clinton Is Acquittedhttp://mohanjith.net/2007/02/12/#historySun, 11 Feb 2007 21:25:42 PSTThe US House of Representatives impeached President Clinton ...Nelson Mandela Is Freehttp://mohanjith.net/2007/02/11/#historySat, 10 Feb 2007 23:34:56 PSTAs a young man, Mandela was an active opponent of South Afri...North Korea Withdraws from Multi-Nation Talkshttp://mohanjith.net/2007/02/10/#historyFri, 09 Feb 2007 23:53:11 PSTOn Feb. 10, 2005, North Korea (NK) announced that it had dev...Morgan Invents Volleyballhttp://mohanjith.net/2007/02/09/#historyThu, 08 Feb 2007 22:16:40 PSTWilliam G. Morgan invented volleyball in Holyoke, MA, four y...The Boy Scouts of America Is Incorporatedhttp://mohanjith.net/2007/02/08/#historyWed, 07 Feb 2007 22:32:57 PSTThe Boy Scouts of America (BSA) is the largest youth organiz...The European Union Is Established under the Maastricht Treatyhttp://mohanjith.net/2007/02/07/#historyTue, 06 Feb 2007 21:27:50 PSTThe pacifist Victor Hugo proposed peaceful European unificat...Singapore Established as a Trading Posthttp://mohanjith.net/2007/02/06/#historyMon, 05 Feb 2007 21:05:29 PSTSituated along busy shipping routes that connect Europe to C...Hydrogen Bomb Is Jettisoned into Oceanhttp://mohanjith.net/2007/02/05/#historySun, 04 Feb 2007 22:20:52 PSTThe Tybee Bomb is a 7,600 pound (3,500 kg) hydrogen bomb wit...Klaus-Peter Sabotta Sentenced to Life Imprisonmenthttp://mohanjith.net/2007/02/04/#historySat, 03 Feb 2007 21:56:39 PSTKlaus-Peter Sabotta was an extortionist who sabotaged German...The 15th Amendment to the US Constitution Is Ratifiedhttp://mohanjith.net/2007/02/03/#historyFri, 02 Feb 2007 23:31:09 PSTRatified during the post-Civil War, Reconstruction period, t...Hama Massacrehttp://mohanjith.net/2007/02/02/#historyThu, 01 Feb 2007 21:50:52 PSTIn the 1980s, political insurgency by Islamic groups, partic...Director Skips Bail and Flees to Francehttp://mohanjith.net/2007/02/01/#historyWed, 31 Jan 2007 21:48:47 PSTInternationally renowned director Roman Polanski's films are...Private Slovik Executed for Desertionhttp://mohanjith.net/2007/01/31/#historyTue, 30 Jan 2007 21:34:24 PSTUS Army private Eddie Slovik was executed for desertion in 1...Hitler Is Appointed Chancellor of Germanyhttp://mohanjith.net/2007/01/30/#historyMon, 29 Jan 2007 21:43:56 PSTAfter the Nazi party lost seats in Germany's 1932 parliament...Edgar Allan Poe Publishes "The Raven"http://mohanjith.net/2007/01/29/#historySun, 28 Jan 2007 21:40:47 PST"The Raven," like Poe's other works, conveys the dreamlike a...Space Shuttle Challenger Explodeshttp://mohanjith.net/2007/01/28/#historySun, 28 Jan 2007 07:06:38 PSTThe Space Shuttle Challenger exploded seventy-three s...Outer Space Treaty Signedhttp://mohanjith.net/2007/01/27/#historySat, 27 Jan 2007 01:00:41 PSTThe Outer Space Treaty represents the basic legal framework ...King Edward III of England Is King of Francehttp://mohanjith.net/2007/01/26/#historyThu, 25 Jan 2007 21:02:12 PSTOne of the longest reigning kings of medieval times, Edward ...Nellie Bly Goes Around the Worldhttp://mohanjith.net/2007/01/25/#historyWed, 24 Jan 2007 21:27:55 PSTElizabeth Jane Cochran, better known by her pen name, Nellie...Young Hitchcock Releases First Film, The Pleasure Gardenhttp://mohanjith.net/2007/01/24/#historyWed, 24 Jan 2007 01:27:17 PSTAlfred Hitchcock's films utilize suspense rather than surpri...Daniel Pearl Is Kidnappedhttp://mohanjith.net/2007/01/23/#historyMon, 22 Jan 2007 23:22:14 PSTDaniel Pearl was the Wall Street Journal's South Asia...Bloody Sunday: Massacre in St. Petersburghttp://mohanjith.net/2007/01/22/#historySun, 21 Jan 2007 23:21:13 PSTOn Bloody Sunday, Tsar Nicholas II's Imperial guards killed ...Vladimir Lenin Dieshttp://mohanjith.net/2007/01/21/#historySat, 20 Jan 2007 23:33:21 PSTLenin was a Russian revolutionary, leader of the Bolshevik p...Iran Releases 52 American Hostageshttp://mohanjith.net/2007/01/20/#historyFri, 19 Jan 2007 21:43:07 PSTOn November 4, 1979, Iranian students calling themselves the...President Gerald Ford Pardons Iva Toguri D'Aquinohttp://mohanjith.net/2007/01/19/#historyThu, 18 Jan 2007 22:02:04 PSTDuring WWII, Allied forces in the South Pacific dubbed Engli...Drudge Breaks Lewinsky Scandalhttp://mohanjith.net/2007/01/18/#historyWed, 17 Jan 2007 21:32:50 PSTMatthew Drudge is the proprietor of the popular "Drudge Repo...Captain James Cook Crosses Antarctic Circlehttp://mohanjith.net/2007/01/17/#historyTue, 16 Jan 2007 21:56:27 PSTAn explorer, navigator, and map maker, Cook sailed the Pacif...Ivan the Terrible Is Tsar of Russiahttp://mohanjith.net/2007/01/16/#historyMon, 15 Jan 2007 21:55:36 PSTIvan IV was the first ruler of Russia to assume the titleThe British Museum Opens Its Doorshttp://mohanjith.net/2007/01/15/#historySun, 14 Jan 2007 21:11:03 PSTThe British Museum today contains over 7 million objects imp...Marilyn Monroe Marries Joe DiMaggiohttp://mohanjith.net/2007/01/14/#historySun, 14 Jan 2007 00:21:25 PSTMonroe married baseball star DiMaggio after a two-year court...First Mickey Mouse Comic Strip Releasedhttp://mohanjith.net/2007/01/13/#historySat, 13 Jan 2007 01:08:43 PSTMickey Mouse's first incarnation of sorts was as Oswald the ...Emperor Yohannes Crowned in Ethiopiahttp://mohanjith.net/2007/01/12/#historyThu, 11 Jan 2007 21:11:23 PSTOne of the most popular post-Theodorean Emperors, Yohannes I...Insulin Is Used to Treat Diabeteshttp://mohanjith.net/2007/01/11/#historyWed, 10 Jan 2007 21:21:48 PSTIn 1869, spurred by a medical student's observation of cells...Thomas Paine Publishes Common Sensehttp://mohanjith.net/2007/01/10/#historyTue, 09 Jan 2007 22:29:52 PSTPaine was an English American political theorist. He anticip...Joan of Arc Goes on Trialhttp://mohanjith.net/2007/01/09/#historyTue, 09 Jan 2007 00:13:44 PSTJoan of Arc was a French military leader and heroine who was...Innocent III Is Popehttp://mohanjith.net/2007/01/08/#historySun, 07 Jan 2007 21:34:19 PSTLotario de' Conti became Pope of the Catholic Church in 1198...First Transatlantic Telephone Callhttp://mohanjith.net/2007/01/07/#historySat, 06 Jan 2007 23:25:24 PSTThe first transatlantic telephone call, between New York Cit...King Henry VIII Marries Fourth Wifehttp://mohanjith.net/2007/01/06/#historyFri, 05 Jan 2007 22:39:41 PSTAnne of Cleves was Henry VIII's fourth wife, whom Henry foun...Jackie Robinson Retireshttp://mohanjith.net/2007/01/05/#historyThu, 04 Jan 2007 21:43:45 PSTRobinson was the first African-American player in the modern...Sputnik 1 Falls to Earthhttp://mohanjith.net/2007/01/04/#historyWed, 03 Jan 2007 21:34:18 PSTSputnik 1 was the first artificial satellite to be pu...The Curse of the Bambinohttp://mohanjith.net/2007/01/03/#historyTue, 02 Jan 2007 23:05:21 PSTLegend has it that a curse was placed on the Boston Red Sox ...Bruno Hauptmann Goes on Trialhttp://mohanjith.net/2007/01/02/#historyMon, 01 Jan 2007 21:09:36 PSTBruno Hauptmann was a German immigrant to the US who was con...Frankenstein Is Publishedhttp://mohanjith.net/2007/01/01/#historyMon, 01 Jan 2007 05:17:25 PSTMary Wollstonecraft Shelley's Frankenstein, or the Modern...Roberto Clemente Dies in Plane Crashhttp://mohanjith.net/2006/12/31/#historySat, 30 Dec 2006 22:28:46 PSTRoberto Clemente played 18 seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirat...Edwin Hubble Announces Existence of Other Galaxieshttp://mohanjith.net/2006/12/30/#historySat, 30 Dec 2006 11:19:54 PSTEdwin Hubble worked as a basketball coach and teacher, serve...Wounded Knee Massacrehttp://mohanjith.net/2006/12/29/#historyFri, 29 Dec 2006 04:04:00 PSTThe Wounded Knee Massacre was the last major armed conflict ...Cyrano de Bergerac Premieres in Parishttp://mohanjith.net/2006/12/28/#historyThu, 28 Dec 2006 03:41:23 PST<i>Cyrano de Bergerac</i> is an 1897 play written by Edmond ...Korea is Dividedhttp://mohanjith.net/2006/12/27/#historyTue, 26 Dec 2006 21:24:05 PSTKorea was partitioned into two halves following WWII, when a...Indian Ocean Tsunami Strikeshttp://mohanjith.net/2006/12/26/#historyTue, 26 Dec 2006 20:31:05 PSTA tsunami is a series of waves generated when a body of wate...Treaty of Ghent Signedhttp://mohanjith.net/2006/12/24/#historySat, 23 Dec 2006 22:41:46 PSTThe Treaty of Ghent ended the War of 1812 between the United...General Sherman Captures Savannahhttp://mohanjith.net/2006/12/22/#historyFri, 22 Dec 2006 01:29:34 PSTIn the spring of 1864, Major General Ulysses S. Grant put Ge...Pan Am Flight 103 Explodeshttp://mohanjith.net/2006/12/21/#historyWed, 20 Dec 2006 21:18:28 PSTKnown as the Lockerbie bombing, the destruction of Pan Am Fl...President Taft Pardons William H. Van Schaickhttp://mohanjith.net/2006/12/19/#historyMon, 18 Dec 2006 21:42:36 PSTVan Schaick was the captain of the <i>General Slocum</i>, a ...Abel Tasman Lands in New Zealandhttp://mohanjith.net/2006/12/18/#historySun, 17 Dec 2006 21:40:33 PSTDutch seafarer and explorer Abel Tasman was the first Europe...The Simpsons Debutshttp://mohanjith.net/2006/12/17/#historySat, 16 Dec 2006 22:13:53 PSTOne of the most popular animated TV shows in American histor...James Naismith Invents Basketballhttp://mohanjith.net/2006/12/15/#historyThu, 14 Dec 2006 21:12:50 PSTLooking for a way to relieve the boredom of his students dur...Quantum Theory is Bornhttp://mohanjith.net/2006/12/14/#historyWed, 13 Dec 2006 21:30:20 PSTConsidered the inventor of quantum theory, Max Planck shocke...Battle of the River Platehttp://mohanjith.net/2006/12/13/#historyTue, 12 Dec 2006 22:12:28 PSTThe first major naval battle of World War II, the Battle of ...US Supreme Court Decides Bush v. Gorehttp://mohanjith.net/2006/12/12/#historyMon, 11 Dec 2006 21:06:42 PSTThe Supreme Court's decision in this case stopped the statew...King Louis XVI of France Tried for Treasonhttp://mohanjith.net/2006/12/11/#historySun, 10 Dec 2006 21:20:27 PSTLouis XVI was King of France from 1774 to 1792. As king, one...First Nobel Prizes Awardedhttp://mohanjith.net/2006/12/10/#historySun, 10 Dec 2006 04:30:40 PSTThe Nobel Prizes, named after Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel, ...Adolf Eichmann Found Guilty of War Crimeshttp://mohanjith.net/2006/12/09/#historySat, 09 Dec 2006 08:10:32 PSTAdolf Eichmann was a high-ranking Nazi official who oversaw ...Pope Pius IX Defines Immaculate Conception as Dogmahttp://mohanjith.net/2006/12/08/#historyThu, 07 Dec 2006 21:32:25 PSTThe Immaculate Conception is often confused with the Virgin ...The Japanese Attack Pearl Harborhttp://mohanjith.net/2006/12/07/#historyWed, 06 Dec 2006 23:54:31 PSTThe Imperial Japanese Navy's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor...13th Amendment to US Constitution is Ratifiedhttp://mohanjith.net/2006/12/06/#historyWed, 06 Dec 2006 20:32:45 PSTThe 13th Amendment to the US Constitution completed the abol...Sergei Eisenstein's Battleship Potemkin Debutshttp://mohanjith.net/2006/12/05/#historyTue, 05 Dec 2006 03:02:24 PSTEisenstein's Battleship Potemkin was a seminal film i...China Adopts its Current Constitutionhttp://mohanjith.net/2006/12/04/#historyMon, 04 Dec 2006 03:50:42 PSTThe Constitution of the People's Republic replaced China's t...World's Worst Industrial Disaster Occurs in Indiahttp://mohanjith.net/2006/12/03/#historySun, 03 Dec 2006 01:59:02 PSTThe accidental release of methyl isocyanate into the city of...Fidel Castro Announces Cuba Will Adopt Communismhttp://mohanjith.net/2006/12/02/#historySat, 02 Dec 2006 07:36:53 PSTCuban leader Fidel Castro announced in a national broadcast ...Ford's Assembly Line Ushers in Era of Mass Productionhttp://mohanjith.net/2006/12/01/#historyThu, 30 Nov 2006 23:02:34 PSTHenry Ford, an American engineer, introduced the world's fir...Skeleton of "Lucy" Discoveredhttp://mohanjith.net/2006/11/30/#historyWed, 29 Nov 2006 22:14:35 PST"Lucy," a 3.18 million year old female hominid of the specie...Japan's Meiji Constitution Goes into Effecthttp://mohanjith.net/2006/11/29/#historyTue, 28 Nov 2006 21:29:52 PSTThe Imperial or Meiji Constitution was the fundamental law o...First Female British MP Electedhttp://mohanjith.net/2006/11/28/#historyTue, 28 Nov 2006 01:09:20 PSTNancy Witcher Astor, or Viscountess Astor, was the second wo...Restoration of Colonial Williamsburg Beginshttp://mohanjith.net/2006/11/27/#historySun, 26 Nov 2006 21:45:22 PSTThe restoration of Colonial Williamsburg, one of the largest...Carter Enters the Tomb of Tutankhamunhttp://mohanjith.net/2006/11/26/#historySun, 26 Nov 2006 01:27:52 PSTWhen Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon entered the tomb of th...Battle of Montgisardhttp://mohanjith.net/2006/11/25/#historySat, 25 Nov 2006 07:59:59 PSTAt the Battle of Montgisard, the Kingdom of Jerusalem, estab...Tasmania Sighted by Dutchhttp://mohanjith.net/2006/11/24/#historyFri, 24 Nov 2006 03:19:27 PSTDutch explorer Abel Tasman was the first European to sight t...First episode of Doctor Who Debuts on BBChttp://mohanjith.net/2006/11/23/#historyWed, 22 Nov 2006 23:37:51 PSTThis long-running science fiction program about a mysterious...President John F. Kennedy Assassinatedhttp://mohanjith.net/2006/11/22/#historyTue, 21 Nov 2006 21:44:48 PSTThe assassination of John F. Kennedy while he was riding in ...Verrazano-Narrows Bridge Openshttp://mohanjith.net/2006/11/21/#historyTue, 21 Nov 2006 09:04:15 PSTThe Verrazano-Narrows Bridge connects the boroughs of Staten...Nuremberg Trials Beginhttp://mohanjith.net/2006/11/20/#historySun, 19 Nov 2006 21:12:33 PSTThe Nuremberg Trials were the trials of officials involved i...Abraham Lincoln Delivers Gettysburg Addresshttp://mohanjith.net/2006/11/19/#historySun, 19 Nov 2006 01:53:48 PSTThe Gettysburg Address, President Lincoln's most famous spee...Zapatista Army Foundedhttp://mohanjith.net/2006/11/17/#historyThu, 16 Nov 2006 22:02:34 PSTThe Zapatista Army of National Liberation is a revolutionary...The Sound of Music Opens on Broadwayhttp://mohanjith.net/2006/11/16/#historyThu, 16 Nov 2006 08:08:42 PSTThe Sound of Music, with a score by Richard Rodgers a...Brazil Becomes a Republichttp://mohanjith.net/2006/11/15/#historyTue, 14 Nov 2006 22:03:35 PSTThe Brazilian Republic was declared by Deodoro da Fonseca, a...Two Libyans Indicted for Pan Am 103 Attackhttp://mohanjith.net/2006/11/14/#historyMon, 13 Nov 2006 22:42:54 PSTThe US and UK announced indictments against two Libyan intel...Bhola Cyclone Strikes East Pakistanhttp://mohanjith.net/2006/11/13/#historySun, 12 Nov 2006 22:34:45 PSTThe Bhola cyclone made landfall in East Pakistan, or what is...Holland Tunnel Opens to Traffichttp://mohanjith.net/2006/11/12/#historySat, 11 Nov 2006 22:00:57 PSTThe Holland Tunnel was designed specifically for automobile ...Battle of Tarantohttp://mohanjith.net/2006/11/11/#historySat, 11 Nov 2006 07:51:08 PSTThis battle, which took place during WWII, marked the first ...UN Passes Resolution Equating Zionism with Racismhttp://mohanjith.net/2006/11/10/#historyThu, 09 Nov 2006 21:58:39 PSTThe UN General Assembly Resolution 3379 equated the philosop...Napoleon Bonaparte Leads the Coup of 18 Brumairehttp://mohanjith.net/2006/11/09/#historyWed, 08 Nov 2006 22:16:06 PSTDuring this coup d'état, General Bonaparte overthrew the we...Wilhelm Röntgen Discovers X-rayshttp://mohanjith.net/2006/11/08/#historyWed, 08 Nov 2006 04:40:23 PSTWhile experimenting with electricity, German physicist Rönt...Construction of Canadian Pacific Railway Completedhttp://mohanjith.net/2006/11/07/#historyMon, 06 Nov 2006 22:22:03 PSTThe Canadian Pacific Railway connects eastern Canada with Br...Dominican Republic Adopts First Constitutionhttp://mohanjith.net/2006/11/06/#historySun, 05 Nov 2006 22:59:58 PSTThe Dominican Republic declared its independence from Haiti ...Susan B. Anthony Breaks US Law to Votehttp://mohanjith.net/2006/11/05/#historySun, 05 Nov 2006 01:11:42 PSTAnthony was an important figure in the US women's suffrage m...Godzilla Opens in Japanhttp://mohanjith.net/2006/11/03/#historyThu, 02 Nov 2006 21:10:28 PSTThe first Godzilla film opened in Tokyo on this date,...Bartholomew I Is Patriarch of Constantinoplehttp://mohanjith.net/2006/11/02/#historyWed, 01 Nov 2006 21:07:21 PSTThe Patriarch of Constantinople is the Ecumenical Patriarch,...Ceiling of Sistine Chapel Completedhttp://mohanjith.net/2006/11/01/#historyTue, 31 Oct 2006 21:09:46 PSTThe ceiling of the Sistine Chapel is decorated with nine epi...Battle of Britain Is Wonhttp://mohanjith.net/2006/10/31/#historyMon, 30 Oct 2006 22:08:08 PSTThe Battle of Britain was the first major failure of the Ger..."Rumble in the Jungle" Foughthttp://mohanjith.net/2006/10/30/#historyMon, 30 Oct 2006 00:14:50 PSTThe "Rumble in the Jungle" pitted Muhammad Ali against the h...Suez Canal Crisis Beginshttp://mohanjith.net/2006/10/29/#historySun, 29 Oct 2006 08:15:53 PSTAfter Great Britain and the US withdrew their pledges of fin...Czechoslovakia Gains Independencehttp://mohanjith.net/2006/10/28/#historyFri, 27 Oct 2006 23:25:26 PDTThe creation of Czechoslovakia was the culmination of the lo...Treaty of Madrid Signedhttp://mohanjith.net/2006/10/27/#historyThu, 26 Oct 2006 22:25:49 PDTThe Treaty of Madrid was an early agreement between the fled...Football Association Formedhttp://mohanjith.net/2006/10/26/#historyWed, 25 Oct 2006 21:48:18 PDTThe Football Association (FA) is the governing body of footb...The Cedar Fire Spreads in Southern Californiahttp://mohanjith.net/2006/10/25/#historyTue, 24 Oct 2006 22:30:47 PDTThe Cedar Fire was the second largest wildfire in the histor...The Concorde's Final Flighthttp://mohanjith.net/2006/10/24/#historyMon, 23 Oct 2006 21:59:19 PDTThe Concorde was the world's only supersonic passenger jet t...Peyo Introduces The Smurfshttp://mohanjith.net/2006/10/23/#historySun, 22 Oct 2006 22:13:34 PDTThe Smurfs, or Les Schtroumpfs in French, are ...Kennedy Confirms Missile Presence in Cubahttp://mohanjith.net/2006/10/22/#historySun, 22 Oct 2006 07:42:20 PDTThe Cuban Missile Crisis began when US reconnaissance aircra...North Korea Signs Agreement to End Nuclear Programhttp://mohanjith.net/2006/10/21/#historySat, 21 Oct 2006 05:58:56 PDTThe US-North Korean Nuclear Pact included a pledge from Nort...Battle of Zama Begins in Carthagehttp://mohanjith.net/2006/10/19/#historyWed, 18 Oct 2006 22:46:22 PDTThe Battle of Zama was the decisive battle of the Second Pun...Texas Instruments Announces First Commercial Transistor Radiohttp://mohanjith.net/2006/10/18/#historyTue, 17 Oct 2006 22:02:54 PDTDespite being primitive by today's standards, the transistor...Taipei 101 Becomes World's Tallest Buildinghttp://mohanjith.net/2006/10/17/#historyMon, 16 Oct 2006 23:06:50 PDTTaipei 101, located in Xinyi District, Taiwan, is the talles...Chinese Communist Army Begins the Long Marchhttp://mohanjith.net/2006/10/16/#historySun, 15 Oct 2006 21:27:43 PDTThe Long March was a crucial event in the rise of the Chines...Jupiter's Io Observed by Spacecraft Galileohttp://mohanjith.net/2006/10/15/#historySat, 14 Oct 2006 23:14:01 PDTTrue color images taken and transmitted by Galileo, t...Massacre in Qibyahttp://mohanjith.net/2006/10/14/#historySat, 14 Oct 2006 08:41:46 PDTIn response to raids into the West Bank by Palestinian milit...PLoS Publishes Open Access Scientific Journalhttp://mohanjith.net/2006/10/13/#historyThu, 12 Oct 2006 22:25:14 PDTThe Public Library of Science (PLoS) is a nonprofit open-acc...Columbus Reaches the Caribbeanhttp://mohanjith.net/2006/10/12/#historyWed, 11 Oct 2006 21:50:09 PDTOn Aug. 3, 1492, Columbus sailed from Palos, Spain, with thr...Second Boer War Erupts in South Africahttp://mohanjith.net/2006/10/11/#historyTue, 10 Oct 2006 21:36:27 PDTThe Boer Wars were fought between Dutch settlers in South Af...Quebec's Pierre Laporte Kidnappedhttp://mohanjith.net/2006/10/10/#historyMon, 09 Oct 2006 22:12:38 PDTThe separatist Quebec Liberation Front's (FLQ) kidnapping of...Norsemen Reach North Americahttp://mohanjith.net/2006/10/09/#historySun, 08 Oct 2006 21:55:52 PDTUnder the leadership of Leif Ericson, the Norsemen reached t...Spiegel Scandal Erupts in West Germanyhttp://mohanjith.net/2006/10/08/#historySun, 08 Oct 2006 01:40:49 PDTThe Spiegel scandal was a major political controversy in Wes...Sihanouk Abdicates Cambodian Thronehttp://mohanjith.net/2006/10/07/#historySat, 07 Oct 2006 12:35:31 PDTSince 1941, Norodom Sihanouk has held countless positions in...